Welcome to the Mad in America podcast, a new weekly discussion that searches for the truth about psychiatric prescription drugs and mental health care worldwide.

This podcast is part of Mad in America’s mission to serve as a catalyst for rethinking psychiatric care. We believe that the current drug-based paradigm of care has failed our society and that scientific research, as well as the lived experience of those who have been diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder, calls for profound change.

On the podcast over the coming weeks, we will have interviews with experts and those with lived experience of the psychiatric system.

Thank you for joining us as we discuss the many issues around rethinking psychiatric care around the world.

This week we interview
Simone who talks about her experiences of
postnatal depression, fibromyalgia and her treatment with
antidepressants. Simone describes how nutrition played a huge part
in her recovery and how she now supports others with their health
and wellbeing.

In this episode we
discuss:

How Simone experienced Post
Natal Depression after the birth of her first child

That she struggled to bond with
the baby and how she felt guilty and upset all the time leading to
a visit to her doctor

How a doctor diagnosed
depression and prescribed antidepressants

That the drugs made her feel
completely numb

How she took the drugs for
around 2 years and then decided to stop

That the main side effects were
dry mouth and nausea but she felt very little, if any,
benefit

That Simone was careful to
gradually reduce her antidepressant drugs when stopping

How Simone started to battle
with extreme fatigue which made working difficult

That another doctor then
prescribed another antidepressant that is commonly used for chronic
pain but they didn't help at all

How Simone eventually saw a pain
psychiatrist who was a great help and support and didn't rely on
drug treatments

How Simone started to make
fundamental changes in her life to deal with her mood and her
chronic pain

How changing her nutrition meant
that she could be pain free and without inflammation

That Simone believes that
depression is your body’s way of telling you that you need to make
significant changes in your life

How Simone now supports other
people with their health and wellbeing after retraining as a
coach

That Doctors are under severe
time pressure and therefore are not able to look at a patients life
holistically

That Simone recommends the work
of Dr. Kelly Brogan and the Human Givens Institute

The fact that social media can
be a major source of anxiety for children and that we should be
working on their psychological strength when they are
young

That people should cut out sugar
from their diets before considering taking an
antidepressant

About the Podcast

Welcome to the Mad in America podcast, a new weekly discussion that searches for the truth about psychiatric prescription drugs and mental health care worldwide.
This podcast is part of Mad in America’s mission to serve as a catalyst for rethinking psychiatric care and mental health. We believe that the current drug-based paradigm of care has failed our society and that scientific research, as well as the lived experience of those who have been diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder, calls for profound change.
On the podcast over the coming weeks, we will have interviews with experts and those with lived experience of the psychiatric system. Thank you for joining us as we discuss the many issues around rethinking mental health around the world.
For more information visit madinamerica.com
To contact us email podcasts@madinamerica.com